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Spotted this morning while out for a walk. No mask and probably not vaccinated either.

I believe they have approved a booster shot for the vulnerable. Fortunately that's a long way from requiring it for inbound travellers - although I'm sure that day will come.

I would specifically call out the DFAT decision to categorise every country as DO NOT TRAVEL. That instantly made everybody's travel insurance null and void at the time they needed it the most. For what benefit? They already prevent citizens and PRs from leaving Australia. So it served no...

In the same article it said the federal government was pushing the states to develop their plans for home quarantine. What? I thought quarantine was a federal government responsibility (or at least it used to be). If states develop the plans we end up with multiple rules, multiple apps, multiple...

I believe that is the case. But because I have an EU passport I was allowed in. But once in there is no quarantine. Also immediate family of Swedes are allowed and people from a whole bunch of green countries (including Australia). These are EU restrictions and I believe are very close to being...

My wife is Swedish, I am Australian. We normally spend 6 months each year in Australia and 6 months in Europe. That has been disrupted over recent years for the obvious reason. We decided to use this year to renovate a house in Australia so that has kept us busy. We are hoping to return to...

I couldn't agree more, but I think this thing is far from over and greater minds than I will argue this point for many years to come. I lived in Sweden for 9 months last year at the height of the pandemic. I would take that any day over Australia's approach. The ultimate in freedom is if you...

Read the Operational Directive. This is the document that tells you exactly which boxes your application must tick in order to be successful. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid-19/Documents/outward-travel-restrictions-operation-directive.pdf Good luck.

A date is what's required. How can QANTAS and other travel based businesses (and government organisations) plan for reopening without an actual date? Morrison and his team know exactly when enough vaccines will be in the country to do 80% of the population. There is no reason (except political)...

Absolutely correct. As of last week I am twice as likely to catch covid in NSW than I am in Sweden. So on that basis what is the value of inbound quarantine except for passengers from hotspots?

Note the extensive use of the word "may". I applaud the plan (even though I feel it is conservative) but I note it leaves a lot of wriggle room for the PM to renege on the expectations. Fingers crossed that I am wrong.

Yes, of course you have the right to be dissatisfied. I have two business class tickets with Lufthansa - Europe to Australia. After a cancellation by the airline I contacted reservations for an alternative. A month later and it still hasn’t been ticketed. In the early days I expected long...

It's far from easy right now with many horror stories. There are some Facebook groups about Australian quarantine containing truly terrible implications from the government imposed flight caps. Anyway - to your problem ... kayak.com.au (or skyscanner etc) is the best place to start to see what...

It sounds like things are under control but a few years back I had a temporary residence permit for Sweden and I wanted to stay longer. I emailed my case officer and she explained that following the term of my permit the standard Schengen 90 day visa waiver period would kick in. We organised an...

I can’t vouch for any of these but since I’m in a similar position to yourself I have collected a few places to look. heymondo.com Americanvisitorinsurance.com (Despite the name they offer worldwide cover) and I believe covermore is still offering policies from Australia. as always read the...

Has Home Affairs changed their general exemptions recently? I thought if as a dual citizen you had been overseas for more than half the previous 12 months then you were generally exempt from the travel ban. Today I decided to check their website and it says " You are considered ordinarily...

I received permission to leave the country for the imminent death of an immediate family member. It took approximately 3 business days in the urgent category and arrived 3 hours before our flight was due to leave. There is clearly a triage process so it's disappointing that urgent cases aren't...

I thought the pension was cut sooner than that. But there are a range of things that are triggered by the six month mark. If you spend more than six months in a financial year overseas you are then generally not considered a resident for tax purposes. (There are some special circumstances if you...

Yesterday (2 May) the press reported "Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy flagged last week that lifting the border closures would be the "final step" in returning to normal, with no changes to the policy expected for at least three months." By my calculations that would be August.

I've installed it and I have no concerns based on several reports I've read. One was from a technical guy who reverse engineered the app to demonstrate the app only did what the government said it did - so that was good enough for me. BUT - even if you have some concerns I would strongly...